Manhattan Cocktail

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Employees Only, New York City

This Manhattan reflects the recipe in America's first cocktail book, 1862's The Bon Vivant's Companion, by Jerry Thomas. It calls for more vermouth than rye—the opposite of the modern Manhattan.

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Manhattan Cocktail, Employees Only, New York City

Recipe: Manhattan Cocktail

Ingredients

Ice
12 ounces sweet vermouth
8 ounces rye
2 ounces Grand Marnier
16 dashes of Angostura bitters
8 orange or lemon twists

Fill a pitcher two-thirds full with ice. Add the vermouth, rye, Grand Marnier and bitters and stir for 30 seconds to chill. Strain into 8 chilled martini glasses; top each with a twist.

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